IPC APEX Expo 2012

Christopher Associates Inc. today announced that it has been awarded a 2012 NPI Award in the category of Rework and Repair Tools for its MAGNUS HD TREND from Tagarno. The award was presented to the company’s President, Matt Holzmann, during a Tuesday, February 28, 2012 ceremony that took place at the San Diego Convention Center in California.

Juki Automation Systems, a provider of automated assembly products and systems and part of Juki Corporation, has been awarded a 2012 NPI Award in the category of Software – Production for its IS NPI+ Bundle. The award was presented to the company during a Tuesday, February 28, 2012 ceremony that took place at the San Diego Convention Center in California.

Aqueous Technologies Corp., North America’s largest provider of batch defluxing systems, has been awarded a 2012 NPI Award in the category of Cleaning Equipment for its Trident XLD. The award was presented to the company during a Tuesday, February 28, 2012 ceremony that took place at the San Diego Convention Center in California.

Speedprint Technology has been awarded a 2012 NPI Award in the category of Screen/Stencil Printing Equipment for its SP700avi Screen Printer. The award was presented to the company during a Tuesday, February 28, 2012 ceremony that took place at the San Diego Convention Center in California.

Seika Machinery, Inc., a provider of advanced machinery, materials and engineering services, has been awarded a 2012 NPI Award in the category of Screen/Stencil Printing Peripherals/Consumables for its Sawa Ecobrid SC-AH100 Fully Automatic Low-VOC Stencil Cleaner.

Since the “wild west” days of a relatively young printed circuit board industry when rules and infrastructure were not yet well established, Dennis “Denny” Fritz has been actively involved in IPC activities to help add structure, strength and vision to the industry. Today, he was honored with the IPC Raymond E. Pritchard Hall of Fame Award for his dedication and service to IPC and the industry.

IPC – Association Connecting Electronics Industries® presented Presidents, Special Recognition, Distinguished Committee Leadership and Committee Service Awards at IPC APEX EXPO®  at the San Diego Convention Center.

Aegis Software unveils a unique touch-screen device to ensure a controlled process and provide a powerful and yet simplified interface to factory information systems.  Visitors to the Aegis booth will see first-hand how inForce monitors and controls the process, informs operators, saves energy and workspace, and reduces the infrastructure cost and complexity of best-in-class factories.

ZESTRON, the provider of high precision cleaning products, services and training solutions for the electronics manufacturing industry, will feature several new products as well as equipment at the IPC APEX 2012 Booth #3621.

Machine Vision Products (MVP), will be demonstrating a new range of AOI systems at APEX 2012 in San Diego.

As leaders in price and performance AOI, MVP has demonstrated a high degree of adaptability of their systems throughout the 19 years of service to the industry. MVP will be exhibiting at Booth 2809.

Smart Sonic’s EnviroGuard^TM is the first and only aqueous stencil cleaner able to clean all types of solder paste with a 100% closed-loop process – wash and rinse! Smart Sonic matched the unique properties of its 440-R® SMT Detergent to a specifically designed filtration/UV system that facilitates 100% closed looping and zero VOCs of both the wash and rinse solutions.

Nordson ASYMTEK, a provider dispensing, coating, and jetting technologies, will be hosting live demonstrations of its automated precision coating and jetting processes at IPC APEX, booth 3200, in San Diego, CA, February 28 - March 1, 2012. Engineers will be available to discuss equipment, applications, and the manufacturing process.

Universal Instruments sets a higher standard for versatility and performance in a multifunction surface mount platform with the introduction of the Genesis GX-37D to the Americas market at the APEX 2012 tradeshow in San Diego, CA, February 28 – March 1.

IPC – Association Connecting Electronics Industries® has announced the winners of the Best U.S. and International Papers of IPC APEX EXPO® 2012. Selected through a ballot process by the event’s Technical Program Committee, the papers will be presented at IPC APEX EXPO, February 28–March 1, at the San Diego Convention Center. 

The new channel will initially feature several animations that highlight key features and functions of each of Vitronics Soltec’s three soldering machine types: wave, selective, and reflow. The channel was created in an effort to ensure all information reaching their customers regarding their products is amalgamated, accurate, and easily accessible.

Aegis Software will unveil its exciting new nForce product at APEX 2012. Visitors to the booth will see first-hand how nForce provides users with a simple, yet extremely powerful process assurance solution for best-in-class factories.

MEK, formerly known as Marantz Business Electronics, will showcase a unique range of AOI technologies at IPC/APEX in San Diego this month. Featured MEK demonstrations at Christopher Associates booth # 2801 include a variety of 9-camera inspection systems and next-gen 5D SPI.

Following a year of successful product launches, MYDATA, the SMT business unit within Nasdaq OMX-listed Micronic Mydata AB, continues its drive to accelerate the success of electronics manufacturers worldwide.

In addition to HYDRON® WS 325 for OA defluxing processes, ZESTRON, high precision cleaning products, services and training solutions for the electronics manufacturing industry, will feature its latest pH-neutral cleaning agent VIGON® N 600 at the IPC APEX 2012 (booth #3621).

Nihon Superior Co. Ltd., a supplier of advanced soldering materials to the global market, will introduce several new developments in soldering processes and materials in Booth #3044 at the upcoming IPC APEX Expo, scheduled to take place February 28-March 1, 2012 at the San Diego Convention Center in California.